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A Cute Butterfly for New Knitters

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knit butterflyIf you’re teaching a child — or, heck, an adult — to knit over the holidays, or you’re a new stitcher yourself, I’ll bet you’ll like this little knit butterfly tutorial from Knitting Image.

These little bugs are made out of little bits of knitting that are lightly shaped, but you could probably do the same thing with a square made by a newer knitter. What a charming reminder of a first knitting project that would be!

Even knitters who’ve long ago progressed beyond simple shapes will love these little butterflies, which would be great as decorations on bags or used on hair clips. If you know a little girl I’m sure you can come up with a ton of reasons to knit them.

They’re also the perfect way to use up tiny bits of yarn and leftover buttons. What could be better?

[Photo via Knitting Image.]

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  1. I am glad you are enjoying the butterflies, if you don’t fancy using wire then sew the butterfly body to your project and darn on some antennae and top with tiny buttons! Jane x

Have you read?

Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]